Recipe #1: Basil’s Sausage Dip

16oz Softened Cream Cheese (2 packs)

12oz Spicy Italian Ground Sausage

¾ Cup Diced Vine-Ripe Tomato

¼ cup Diced Pickled Jalapeños

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 450° F. Form Ground Sausage into small patties. Sauté the sausage in a cast-iron skillet or non-stick pan for 4 minutes a side on Medium-High heat.

Drain oil from sausage and allow to cool. Blend sausage in a food processor (using the pulse function 8-10 times should be enough).

Flatten cooked sausage evenly on a non-greased baking sheet.

Bake for 10-12 Minutes (Sausage should turn a darker-brown).

Mix all ingredients thoroughly with a rubber spatula. Place dip in a small ceramic baking dish or metal pan and bake at 450° F for 15-17 minutes.

Top with grated Fresh Parmesan and Fresh Parsley. Serve with toasted Pita Bread or toasted French Bread.

With permission from the owner of Basil’s Restaurant, Jeremy Spengeman, I’m posting some of Basil’s most popular recipes.

These recipes have been scaled down for the home chef.

The first recipe, Basil’s Sausage Dip, is an old favorite. In 2005, the kitchen prepared the dip with a mixture of red and yellow tomatoes.

You’re welcome to do the same. You can also add more Diced Jalapenos if you like it Caliente. Hope you enjoy it!